The updated Food Environment Index data are now available. This indicator reflects the overall food environment in terms of access to healthy foods and affordability, combining measures of proximity to grocery stores and barriers such as income. Data come from … Continued
The 2022 data on adult smoking rates are now available. This indicator reports the percentage of adults who report smoking cigarettes every day or on most days. Data were sourced from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and … Continued
The 2020–2022 data on drug overdose deaths are now available. This indicator reports the three-year average rate of death due to drug overdose per 100,000 population, based on county-level data and summarized for report areas in the 2025 County Health … Continued
The latest data on 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) performance are now available. This indicator reports the average grade-level performance of 3rd graders on standardized ELA tests, where a score of 3.5 means students are performing half a grade … Continued
The 2024 data on non-physician primary care providers are now available. This indicator reports the rate of providers such as nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists per 100,000 population, along with the population-to-provider ratio, and is featured in … Continued
The latest data on library visits per capita are now available. This indicator reports the number of library visits per person living within the library service area each year and is newly added to the 2025 County Health Rankings framework. … Continued
The latest data on adverse climate and weather-related events are now available. This indicator reports how many of three event thresholds—extreme heat, moderate or greater drought, and presidential disaster declarations—a county met over a five-year period, with a score ranging … Continued
The new data on residential segregation between Black and white residents are now available. This indicator reports the index of dissimilarity, where higher values indicate greater residential segregation, based on 2019–2023 American Community Survey data. The index ranges from 0 … Continued
The 2018–2022 data on injury-related deaths are now available. This indicator reports the number of deaths due to intentional or unintentional injury per 100,000 population, based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics and used in the 2025 … Continued
The latest data on 3rd grade math performance are now available. This indicator reports the average grade-level performance of 3rd graders on standardized math tests, where a score of 3.5 indicates students are performing half a grade level above expectations. … Continued